Despite good economic news in recent days that GOP leaders hoped would boost their fortunes, voters were split nearly equally on whether the economy is in good or poor shape, according to the early exit poll results.

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Scientist are creating a new generation of "soft" machines that can change their shape and size, move in ever more agile ways and even split themselves into smaller robots.

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But there remains concern that ASEAN, already troubled by disputes among the older members, could split further between "have" and "have-not" economies, possibly straining its ability to shape a consensus.

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